Jubilee Square and the top end of the High Street have been cordoned off by police and police are in the process of now extending the cordon down the High Street as far as Pudding Lane after blood splatters were found on the pavement.

A Maidstone Urban Blue Bus can be seen parked on Jubilee Square next to the Victoria statue and seems to be the centre of police activity.

The Blue Bus is a charitable service, manned by volunteers, who provide emergency first-aid treatment, and assistance to revellers enjoying the town's nightlife.

Forensic officers arrived just after 8am and entered the area by the bus which has been shielded from public view with tarpaulins.